Ficlets | Stories posted 10/2/2007

Stories posted 10/2/2007

Thoughts about a knife and other things.

by Organics 11 months ago

Stick a knife in me, it can’t hurt any more than it already does. Stick a knife in me, please. Make sure it’s sharp, long and…
Alec and Simone Make Dinner Plans

by Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars 11 months ago

“Well, Al,” Simone hissed through another wave of pain, “it’s nice to meet you, but us standing around in an alley is not goi…
Visions Through The Mole

by artistsrunwild 11 months ago

Nicòle felt a sharp pull from inside the hole. Together, they stepped inside.

*“Henri! You cannot leave me! We ‘ave been tog…
Not In Chicago

by Nick 11 months ago

“Wait—what?”

Blake stopped thumbing his cellphone. “I’m giving the Hell’s Angels a heads up… They control most of the U.S. o…
A Crack in the Wall {a poem}

by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

There’s a crack
in your wall.
A crooked river
branching out,
seeking the ocean’s
solace.

I imagine myself
on a raft,
floatin…
Beyond {a poem}

by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

I have exonerated you
four hundred ninety times,
hating you in twice
as many lines
but pain remains
my central theme.

I thin…
The Marked 24

by The_Count 11 months ago
The U and I of Our friendship

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

Maybe you misunderstood when I told you that You and I no longer exsist, so let me help you understand.
You and I, are now Me…
The Marked 25

by The_Count 11 months ago

“Michelle..calm down your dreaming.”

David said holding her shoulders. She looked at him then around the room,stone white w…
Not so Simple

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

A simple walk to clear my head
a walk to help me retrace the words ive said
A simple smile that you smiled my way
a smill…
Confidence

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

Confidence is found on the inside
it is nor determined by how good you look
but by how good you feel
it cant be measured by…
The Marked 26

by The_Count 11 months ago

“Yes, but she is a little weak and it would appear shes anemic , I want to keep her here over night.” The Doctor added

“Oh g…
DEAR ex_lover...

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

Dear ex_lover,
i am FOREVER indebted to you for saving my soul.\
I will forever love YOu forgiving me a spirit so bold ….
Something Like That

by THX 0477 11 months ago

Streetlights cut cones of light into the morning fog along State Route 73. Feeling foggy herself, Geri guided her Volvo, old …
Death is always an option

by Stoner 11 months ago

“Now James, you’d best calm down and listen very carefully. When I open the door to your cage, the bomb around your neck wi…
Different Kisses ( JD Series)

by Mr Reeses 11 months ago

“So Yaz, whats up?” said Denise.
“Last night was the night that everything got so intense.”
“What!” said Denise.
“No, its not…
Event horizon

by Ighnot 11 months ago

The seed was huge, roughly the length and breadth of Manhattan Island, and in it rested the future of the quest for energy. T…
Memories

by someday_93 11 months ago

_Neither Sarai nor Jenny was sure who started the kiss, but they were sure they had loved each other long before it, they jus…
Roses...Again

by someday_93 11 months ago

There are roses on my bedside table; pink roses in full bloom. The last time I had a bouquet of pink roses, I was five years …
Dead Silent

by A Clockwork Apple 11 months ago

‘Where is he?” I thought, anxiously fixing my hair in the reflection of the microwave, “He was supposed to be here ten minute…
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Holly

by someday_93 11 months ago

There’s only so long a person can take it. The voices, I mean. They followed me everywhere. To school, to orchestra practice,...
Lonely Relics

by uselessness 11 months ago

“Do you feel that?”

“Feel what?”

“That energy. That tingling on your arms.”

I didn’t respond. Yvette had always been into …
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Amanda

by someday_93 11 months ago

Other people get addicted to drugs. Not me. That’s what I would tell myself, every time my boyfriend wanted me to shoot up wi…
Fortune Cookie

by A Clockwork Apple 11 months ago

I sat impatiently, waiting for what seemed like hours for the doorbell to ring.
Finially, the chime echoed throughought the …
Finding A Virgin's Blood In This City At One In The Morning

by Howie Amourscow 11 months ago

“Er,” Simon replied.

“Spit it out, kid. She finds a teen club or frat party and we’ll be calling her ‘Ms. God’ by 3 a.m.”

“…
A life in the balance

by Stoner 11 months ago

“Please! Please don’t hurt my baby!” she screamed through streaming tears. Sarah inched along the building’s ledge, her verti…
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by User 5218 11 months ago
Sans Terif

by Ighnot 11 months ago

This was unprecedented. The things that used to frighten Martin no longer had an effect on him. Success? The doctors couldn’t…
One Boy, One Girl _somethings are better left alone_

by DorianGray 11 months ago

She invited him to visit every phone call; every letter; every time she chanced seeing him on holiday. Never once did she fai…
What Does She Have?

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

I looked so hard. I wanted to see what she had over me. Everyday and everyway she seemed perfect. She was prettier, smarter, ...
One boy One Girl 2 _you define me_

by DorianGray 11 months ago

He had always been so standoffish, but then again it was what she found so interesting. Who was homecoming King and yet shy a…
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Destiny

by someday_93 11 months ago

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet…”

So I’m sitting in my room—psychi…
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Olivia

by someday_93 11 months ago

“I don’t want it.” I push away the tray of hospital food that Kerri, the nurse, has set before me.

“The doctor says, you hav…
He Made Me Feel

by Ms Pixy Stik 11 months ago

He made me feel like I was worthless. Like I didnt deserve him and the music we shared. He made me feel like that insecure li…
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Anabel

by someday_93 11 months ago

“How do you feel your moods are doing, Anabel?” The psychiatrist looks at me thoughtfully.

“Like a roller coaster,” I admit….
It's Okay to Cry

by someday_93 11 months ago

It’s okay to cry, here among the trees in the starlight. Listen to the birds and crickets chirping, and set your soul free. L…
Polyphobia

by Tiggerstripn2 11 months ago

Kate boarded the plane, shoving her bag in the over head. Sat down and called the attendant and ask for a drink.
She took a …
Friend Troubles

by JonasBrothersLova148 11 months ago

“WHAT??” I was about to cry. Rory, one of my friends from 2nd grade, was telling me that I told my other friends things abou…
A Calling

by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

One day, when the sun is shining,
Shining terribly bright,
The gulls sit out of view,
And the crabs will, too…

”...And o…
BFF or BF?

by BrowneyedBlondie 11 months ago

“So, you ready for this?” I asked Pat as he wrapped his arm around the pole. He looked a little scared, but then again, this …
Push back

by Ighnot 11 months ago

Do you stop to think of me the way I stop to think of you? Do you lose your ability to concentrate, get that thousand-yard st…
The Ficlet Killer

by YodaOnCrack 11 months ago
At War with the Clinophobics {Phobia Challenge}

by Alexa ♥ 11 months ago

“Flashlight, misting water bottle, and a storybook,” he said. “What else? They don’t fight fair.”

“Do not look in their ey…
Ocean

by User 5641 11 months ago

Ocean

Feel the sand between your toes,
as the waves will crash and blow.
Very neat peaceful beach,
underneath your very …
92

by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

“I’ll have you know, I don’t hate you.” Mrs. Thompson eyed Scarlet through the rearview mirror. Holden sat in the passenger…
Get A Job

by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

“You have What??,” said Mr. Givengibbs to his college grad son, Corky.

“Ergophobia,” Corky said in a knows everything way th…
LinoPhobia

by Laine P. Grey 11 months ago

“When I was seven, I dreamt my closet was full of stringbeans. They enveloped me and I couldn’t breathe. When I was ten…” D…
Whet To Drowned

by THX 0477 11 months ago

“La-a-and, ho!” came a cry from the crow’s nest.
Capt. Dalley eyed Francis, “And that be the land ye’d just a-spied fer us?”
...
A Discovery

by charmaine biels 11 months ago

The most secret of all conversations are held in private. Sometimes it was the competitive fight for a job at work or the sim…
You Killed Her

by Mask By The Moon 11 months ago
One Boy One Girl 3 _Artistic hands with a serious manner_

by DorianGray 11 months ago

He went by Jon but he had always been a Johnathan. His serious nature had been his most prominent feature next to the bright …
Special Request

by Yeah Write! 11 months ago

A silver ring of light portruded from the abyss. The fog resting above the ground began to clear. Through the thick moist air…
One Boy One Girl 4 _Just passing through_

by DorianGray 11 months ago

She was always told she had such a beautiful name but Allison always thought it was too girly. So she went by Ali until she w…
Melancholy Heartbeat

by emma jo_234 11 months ago

Pitter patter-pitter patter, went the rain. I loved the sound, loved the dull greenish light that bathed my backyard as the…
Fairy Tales Can Come True

by SKermitgorf 11 months ago

Erma Loveless had expected her new employer to be like the fabled Mr. Rochester from the Bronte book Jane Eyre.
She imagined …
Captain my Captain

by DorianGray 11 months ago

Could I ever fully explain to you what it means to me to see you smile? I think that perhaps because I cannot, I write instea…
Tough to be "You": A Promise to Myself

by emma jo_234 11 months ago

It’s tough to be “you”
when everyone around you is “them”—

you’re different—
you’d gladly walk in public wearing pajamas…
50 Doors

by SeekGround 11 months ago

The distance was farther than I had assumed based upon the sound of the water. As I walked the height of the grass increased …
These Words

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 11 months ago

“I love you,”.
Hearing this makes me rise,
I rise higher,
higher,
higher.
These words can make a day,
or maybe even a week.
W…
In the Psychiatric Unit -- Lela

by someday_93 11 months ago

If I was that kind of girl, I would have gone to the hospital admitting room fighting all the way. But I’m not that kind of g…
I am FREE!!!

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3 11 months ago

I dove into the water,
imediatly feeling the coldness against my skin.
As I emerge from the ocean i take a deep breath, the f…
New York here I come 6

by DorianGray 11 months ago

I never thought two major cities could be so different. New York lacks the comfort of old buildings with stories to tell and …
Different ways

by SunEyedGirl 11 months ago

I wave goodbye, with a sad slowness, as I watch your plane depart. I wish I was going where you are heading, but it’s not for…
The forest pt1

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

You take a road, you figure it looks easy enough. As you travel this road you are bombarded with surprises. On your way you m…
When I was alive

by DorianGray 11 months ago

When I was alive I thought that a sunny morning tasted like coconut. When I was alive I worked hard for my dreams and never c…
The forest pt 2

by lilm155fly 11 months ago

Soon after you meet a manipulative toucan bird,that you like a little bit. You mistake this for something that you think is m…
Steer me clear of dangerous winds..

by DorianGray 11 months ago

Because of you I know love, because I you I know longing. Because of you I know what it means to live.

The journal closed …
Slap Back

by cainegreene 11 months ago

“Stop flattering yourself. I am here because I care. Care about what happens to your drunken worthless hide! How long have yo…
Where On Earth Did the Name Stovohobo Come From?

by Stovohobo 11 months ago

It’s a burning question I’ve been asked many times. People seem to be attached to this particular query, hurling it in forcef…
the path

by Music in Writing 11 months ago

The brittle air tickled the hairs on the back of my neck as I slowly made my way down the path. Frantically, my eyes searched…
Your Mother/Father, Self/Brother Sort of Day

by THX 0477 11 months ago

Erma followed the Baron along richly tapestried halls filled with all manner of precious things. But none could hold her atte…
Pep Squadder's First Date

by uselessness 11 months ago

“You’re a repulsive, irritating, acne-infested snotwipe, Lucius. The parasites that live in the fungus growing on your rash h…
Can't Talk to Trees, You and I

by THX 0477 11 months ago

After two days away, I saw the green man today. When I told him that Paul had not been in school since he tripped me, the man…
Chairs Are Gone, And So Am I

by THX 0477 11 months ago

The chairs are gone. All the grass as far as the eye can see has gone a muted shade of green, though you only catch glimpses …
One Boy One Girl 5 _so sick of love songs_

by DorianGray 11 months ago

And so it was that one day after nearly two months without communication that Jon received a letter in the mail. The writing …
Is Insanity a Job Requisite?

by Batak Beatrix 11 months ago

“I’m sorry, did you say that you’re pretending to be your now deceased brother?” Erma asked as she skipped to catch up.

Err…

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